| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 72 | 1:38:13.830 | 9 | |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 72 | +12.930s | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 72 | +13.430s | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 72 | +15.290s | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 17 | 72 | +60.020s | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 18 | 72 | +82.620s | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 71 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 70 | Out of fuel | ||
| 9 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 12 | 70 | +2 Laps | ||
| 10 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 20 | 69 | +3 Laps | ||
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 69 | +3 Laps | ||
| R | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 23 | 60 | Brakes | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 58 | Accident | ||
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 19 | 38 | Engine | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 29 | Engine | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 23 | Handling | ||
| R | 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 21 | Accident | ||
| R | 41 | Geoff Lees | Ensign | 24 | 21 | Accident | ||
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 18 | Engine | ||
| R | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 16 | Brakes | ||
| R | 43 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 16 | 15 | Brakes | ||
| R | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 2 | Accident | ||
| R | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 15 | 2 | Accident | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | 1 | Gearbox | ||
| W | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | PL | 0 | Withdrew |